Listen "35 – Your Brain on Nootropics"
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Drugs that boost mental performance for dummies.
Did caffiene help kickstart the Enlightenment era?
FOR SCIENCE!
/r/nootropics for your nootropic discussion needs
Other places to discuss include Nootropics Depot and Longecity
Gwern’s posts on nootropics in general, and in-depth on Modafinil in particular
The Flynn Effect
The Last Psychiatrist’s Ritalin/Adderall post
You Pass Butter
The survey project where they’re gathering data on what humans would want self-driving cars to do in trolley-problem-like situations. Pretty fun!
Blindsight by Peter Watts on Amazon. Also available free from the author!
What Is It Like To Be A Bat? (note: PDF)
Drugs that boost mental performance for dummies.
Did caffiene help kickstart the Enlightenment era?
FOR SCIENCE!
/r/nootropics for your nootropic discussion needs
Other places to discuss include Nootropics Depot and Longecity
Gwern’s posts on nootropics in general, and in-depth on Modafinil in particular
The Flynn Effect
The Last Psychiatrist’s Ritalin/Adderall post
You Pass Butter
The survey project where they’re gathering data on what humans would want self-driving cars to do in trolley-problem-like situations. Pretty fun!
Blindsight by Peter Watts on Amazon. Also available free from the author!
What Is It Like To Be A Bat? (note: PDF)
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